We are having a conversation about Frank Ocean’s sexuality. We are living in a time and space where a talented, mainstream R&B singer admits to same-gendered romance. It’s news. Or a Twitter sensation. Or a Tumblr-wave. Or whatever entertainment news is referred to as these days. Late Tuesday evening, Ocean…
It’s over 100 degrees these days. I know because, in addition to the endless polite conversations I’ve had regarding the topic, you keep taking pictures of thermometers. There is no ocean breeze to save us on these plains. There is only one savior: the pool. Enter Ku De Ta, where…
It’s a very interesting social experiment, watching grown-ups reduced to their teenage selves, swooning and beaming at their former teen idols. Such will certainly be the case when New Edition hit the Verizon Theatre. Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown are back with…
I love you, Dallas. I really do. This city has allowed me the thrill of chasing the next great party, or finding the weird new watering hole. One side effect to all this socializing is a little bit of longing. I mean this as one part love letter, one part…
“I’m not writing about politics. I don’t give a fuck about that shit. I’m trying to write songs about getting from the train station to home without crying.” Jaime Meline, better known as El-P, didn’t say those words to me. He said them to Wired, but when I read the…
“I’m not writing about politics. I don’t give a fuck about that shit. I’m trying to write songs about getting from the train station to home without crying.” Jaime Meline, better known as El-P, didn’t say those words to me. He said them to Wired, but when I read the…
There are a few regular gigs we all miss: the Party at Zubar, the impromptu Sunday night DJ sessions at the old MINC, the Cavern’s Monday night Cool Out sessions. They have all given way to new DJ nights, but sometimes when you love something it really does come back…
See also: It’ll Do Club set to re-open See also: Video of opening night One of the best club signs in Dallas has always been It’ll Do’s, just off Elm and Carroll in East Dallas. I rode past it on bike rides and always stopped to take a picture of…
The Weeknd House of Blues Friday, June 15 Let me get the technicalities out of the way: Abel Tesfaye sounded incredible on Friday night. The full band only enhanced The Weeknd’s drippy-druggy tracks and brought a new dimension to his sound. Updated arrangements added a sonic weight to The Weeknd’s…
Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, has been mysteriously brewing since he started recording and uploading songs to YouTube in 2010. Drake gets a lot of credit as the tipping point for his popularity, but I’d argue The Weeknd’s trilogy of free releases — House of Balloons, Thursday and…
Sometimes you really do want to go where everybody knows your name. If you’ve played your cards right, your favorite place will know your drink order, have a secret parking spot for you and let you stick around after hours. The art of the regular takes practice, so here are…
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YACHT’s 2011 release, Shangri La, pieces together a summer synth album perfect for poolside lounging, even if it’s in contrast with their existential themes. The duo takes its acronym–Young Americans Challenging High Technology — seriously as they go about creating some of the most memorable electro-pop in the last year…
A grandfather and his granddaughter were fighting over the headphones. She couldn’t have been more than five years old, but she was stubborn, and insisted she ” … would cover her ears with her hands the whole time.” In an effort to prove the headphones were cool, the elder removed…
Typically, I do not believe in signs. But after a weekend spent at Homegrown Fest, after-parties and beyond, it was difficult not to interpret a good omen or two as I made my way into Lota’s Goat on Sunday night. Glenn Frey’s “You Belong to the City” was on full…
Aaaand we are back with the second DC9 At Night/Good Records Challenge. Once again, we’re making a sport out of shopping for art, finding any excuse we can to create our own version of Supermarket Sweep. For those who don’t remember the rules, we give our favorite artists and Dallas…
I have been thinking about you, Dallas. Every week, I am at your parties, eavesdropping on your conversations. And every week, I get to share with you some tidbit, some moment caught between drinks, which reveals a little more about who you are and what you are up to. It’s…
If you have a chance to visit Dallas’ most beautiful garden on a rainy night, it’s a rather sublime way to experience the lushness. For the opening of Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto’s new exhibition, “Cuddle on the Tightrope,” our friends at the Nasher threw a soiree with South American roots…
Devin the Dude is dropping some of his own supply at the Granada Theater on Friday. No stranger to Dallas hip-hop fans, the Houston-based wordsmith makes frequent trips to our fair city and hopefully you have been able to count yourself in the crowd. It’s always a fun night, and…
You were out on Saturday, Dallas, playing nice and paying no mind to moderation. A fair amount of you were responsible for the sold-out showing at the Granada for Sarah Jaffe, John Singer Sergeant and Zhora. But at midnight, after a sun-drenched afternoon of day-drinking, you could tell the party…
Welcome to the inaugural Five-Minute DC9 At Night/Good Records Challenge! Here, we take some of our favorite touring artists and the occasional Dallas personality to that treasured musical playground, Good Records, for our own version of Supermarket Sweep, to see what they come up with. The challenge: $50 and five…
Dallas has opinions about pools, whether you fancy an East-side dip at the F.O.E. or have already reserved your summer cabana at Revive. Tips to get past doormen, knowing Power Property codes and finding the side entrances for high-rise elevators are all components in the conversational arsenal to defend your…
